2009-2010 Problem of the Week Calendar
Links to the Packets, Activity Series, and Online Resources (and more!) are available from the individual problem page (linked from the titles below).
Since these problems were Current in the 2009-10 school year, access is restricted to teachers with a Class Membership or higher. More information is available on our Pricing Guide.
If you have a Class Membership or higher, you can also view all of the 2008-09 problems.
Math Fundamentals | ||||||
| Start | Problem | Mentor Group |
Submissions Close |
Revisions Close |
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| Aug 31 | Pooling Tips | Sep 13 | Sep 17 | |||
| Sep 14 | Heidi's Hometown | Sep 27 | Oct 1 | |||
| Sep 28 | Greta's Garden | Oct 11 | Oct 15 | |||
| Oct 12 | Buy the Numbers | ![]() |
Oct 25 | Oct 29 | ||
| Oct 26 | Jason's Piggy Bank | Nov 8 | Nov 12 | |||
| Nov 9 | Sundaes | ![]() |
Nov 22 | Nov 26 | ||
| Nov 23 | Just the Facts | Dec 6 | Dec 10 | |||
| Dec 7 | All Aboard! | Dec 20 | Dec 24 | |||
| Dec 21 | Holiday Ornaments | Jan 10 | Jan 14 | |||
| Jan 11 | How Old is Mia? | Jan 24 | Jan 28 | |||
| Jan 25 | Bobsled Sums | ![]() |
Feb 7 | Feb 11 | ||
| Feb 8 | Common Cents | Feb 21 | Feb 25 | |||
| Feb 22 | Pauline the Plumber | ![]() |
Mar 7 | Mar 11 | ||
| Mar 8 | Fish in a Barrel | Mar 21 | Mar 25 | |||
| Mar 22 | Odds vs. Evens | Apr 4 | Apr 8 | |||
| Apr 5 | Assembly Seating | ![]() |
Apr 18 | Apr 22 | ||
| Apr 19 | Clock Work | May 2 | May 6 | |||
| May 3 | A Pound of Tea | ![]() |
May 16 | May 20 | May 17 | Missing Pages | May 30 | Jun 3 | May 31 | Trapezoid Teatime | Jun 13 | Jun 17 |
Pre-Algebra | ||||||
| Start | Problem | Mentor Group |
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| Aug 24 | The Oracle's Oration | Sep 6 | Sep 10 | |||
| Sep 7 | At Least a Mile | Sep 20 | Sep 24 | |||
| Sep 21 | Kaytee's Contest | Oct 4 | Oct 8 | |||
| Oct 5 | Watch Where You Step! | Oct 18 | Oct 22 | |||
| Oct 19 | Birthday Line Up | ![]() |
Nov 1 | Nov 5 | ||
| Nov 2 | Chirp! Chirp! | ![]() |
Nov 15 | Nov 19 | ||
| Nov 16 | A Cranberry Craving | ![]() |
Nov 29 | Dec 3 | ||
| Nov 30 | Shortcut Savings | Dec 13 | Dec 17 | |||
| Dec 14 | Time is Power | Jan 3 | Jan 7 | |||
| Jan 4 | Two Toss | Jan 17 | Jan 21 | |||
| Jan 18 | The Oracle's Crowns | Jan 31 | Feb 4 | |||
| Feb 1 | A Snowy Driveway | Feb 14 | Feb 18 | |||
| Feb 15 | Cara's Cookies | ![]() |
Feb 28 | Mar 4 | ||
| Mar 1 | Eight Squares on a Table | Mar 14 | Mar 18 | |||
| Mar 15 | Account Balances | Mar 28 | Apr 1 | |||
| Mar 29 | Spring Garden Planning | ![]() |
Apr 11 | Apr 15 | ||
| April 12 | Shelvin's Scores | Apr 25 | Apr 29 | |||
| April 26 | Holding Pattern | May 9 | May 13 | |||
| May 10 | Val's Value | ![]() |
May 23 | May 27 | ||
| May 24 | Fences for Fido and Friends | Jun 6 | Jun 10 | |||
Algebra | ||||||
| Start | Problem | Mentor Group |
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| Aug 31 | Mind Reading | Sep 13 | Sep 17 | |||
| Sep 14 | Eduardo's Equation Challenge | Sep 27 | Oct 1 | |||
| Sep 28 | Are You Ready for Some Football? | Oct 11 | Oct 15 | |||
| Oct 12 | Take Me Out to the Ballgame | ![]() |
Oct 25 | Oct 29 | ||
| Oct 26 | Apple Orchard | Nov 8 | Nov 12 | |||
| Nov 9 | From Here to There | Nov 22 | Nov 26 | |||
| Nov 23 | A Surprising Sequence | Dec 6 | Dec 10 | |||
| Dec 7 | Ration Ratios | Dec 20 | Dec 24 | |||
| Dec 21 | Texting 1, 2, 3 | Jan 10 | Jan 14 | |||
| Jan 11 | Are You Positive? | Jan 24 | Jan 28 | |||
| Jan 25 | Line Logic | Feb 7 | Feb 11 | |||
| Feb 8 | Building a Bakery | Feb 21 | Feb 25 | |||
| Feb 22 | What Time Is It? | ![]() |
Mar 7 | Mar 11 | ||
| Mar 8 | Lettuce for Sale | Mar 21 | Mar 25 | |||
| Mar 22 | Triangle Possibilities | Apr 4 | Apr 8 | |||
| Apr 5 | Fraction Action! | Apr 18 | Apr 22 | |||
| Apr 19 | Marathon Mitch | May 2 | May 6 | |||
| May 3 | Buried Treasure | May 16 | May 20 | |||
| May 17 | What's the Point? | May 30 | Jun 3 | May 31 | Many or Money? | Jun 13 | Jun 17 |
Geometry | ||||||
| Start | Problem | Mentor Group |
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| Aug 24 | Visiting Friends | Sep 6 | Sep 10 | |||
| Sep 7 | What's the Angle? | Sep 20 | Sep 24 | |||
| Sep 21 | Congruent Rectangles | ![]() |
Oct 4 | Oct 8 | ||
| Oct 5 | Plane and Simple? | Oct 18 | Oct 22 | |||
| Oct 19 | The Folding Ruler | Nov 1 | Nov 5 | |||
| Nov 2 | Well, Well, Well | Nov 15 | Nov 19 | |||
| Nov 16 | Trisecting a Square | Nov 29 | Dec 3 | |||
| Nov 30 | Is the Fair Fair? | Dec 13 | Dec 17 | |||
| Dec 14 | Square Segments | Jan 3 | Jan 7 | |||
| Jan 4 | Arranging Rectangles | Jan 17 | Jan 21 | |||
| Jan 18 | Whodunnit? | Jan 31 | Feb 4 | |||
| Feb 1 | Ants Marching | Feb 14 | Feb 18 | |||
| Feb 15 | Dendrochronology | Feb 28 | Mar 4 | |||
| Mar 1 | Off on a Tangent | Mar 14 | Mar 18 | |||
| Mar 15 | Similar Perimeter | Mar 28 | Apr 1 | |||
| Mar 29 | How Long is the Base? | Apr 11 | Apr 15 | |||
| April 12 | A Picturesque Pythagorean Proof | Apr 25 | Apr 29 | |||
| April 26 | Pisa's Lean | May 9 | May 13 | |||
| May 10 | Seeing Stars | May 23 | May 27 | |||
| May 24 | Fix This Picture | Jun 6 | Jun 10 | |||



